PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA'TE TIME GROU' 2. LOCATION 19 Septenb er 6.5 Yokohama, Japan 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Regarded as A/C by reporting officiala. 5. LENGTH OP AND ANALYIII 5 -10 Minutes 6. TYPE OP OBSERVATION 8. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EYIDI!NCE Golf r~ East at 1815. Two 'objects M!it e aal ,allow No tai.l, sound or exhaust. Initial sighi~ at 80 deg elevati. in SW. F.Light tD East. Faded gradual 1 y. Sighting .5-10 min Used Binoculars. No additional detail. l'litne ss also observ object on 28 August. .Observ;:t=_an of UFO' s js indi s ho Three objects observed this night. 1\b 1ri to SE, tD NW'. (Th:b group of objects evaluated as t\11> satellites one A/C). Not inclu:ied in evaluation of r eport for statisti purposes. Possible A/C si~ting. Possible Satellite obs-r'!tl'!: Evaluated as A/C in vie\T of the investigatJ.ng offic:ials ATTN OF: DOT HEADQUARTERS FIFTH AIR FORCE (PACAF) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AfiO SAN FRANCISCO HSZS suBJECT: Reported. Unidenti.tied FJ.Ting Object ro: DI (Col Hamaler) ia made to the attachecl randum f'rom ld.th the Start Duty otticer report of 19 Sep 6' cone 1J."'U~ 2. I appointed. his report 18 officer to -.ke a prel 1m1 naey investigation and attached. .3. Since the Aaeistant Chief ot f', Intelligence, Hq USAF hae direct and e in in the facts pertaining to reported UFOs, and since the Air Force ion w.s published b7 Intelli- gence, I am these a to 70u for ~ additional action that may be-neceasar;r. 1. Meno, 5PDAS ECB~n! 0. FRICKS COLOtH~L. tJSiF Dir of Cps A !D8 2. Report, Maj Heath, 22 Sep_ 65 ... TO: Fl'D 4) AFOUl Woreea 96328 Forwarded tor J'O'r review Lt Col.met, UBAP appropriate action. Det 4 Hq FTD (Pacific Office), APO San Praneiseo 96594 TO: FTD (TDE), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 For~ardad for your information and appropriate action. R. HIPPMSfiJ<I. 2 Atch n/c Colonel , US ATTN OF: SFDAS HEADQUARTERS FIFTH AIR FORCE (PACAF) UN I TED STATES AIR FORCE APO 925, Soft Froflcisco, Colifor11io 9652S suBJECT: Excerpt from Staff Duty Officer Report The followin1 excerpt from the SAF Staff Duty Officer Report for 19 September 1965 ia furniahed for your information and any action deemed appropriate: ul8Z5 -Received call from E-6 N. G. Shielda, Yokohama. He stated the following: "Spotted UFO about size of a golf ..... ball ng west to east at 1815 hours." Director o :Administrative Services 51iOOT-o-D HEADQUARTERS FIFTH AIR FORCE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE APO 925 SAN Jo'RANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 22 September 1965 SUBJECT:-''Uro" Sighting 1. Following report is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2: a. Description of the obJect(a): {1) Bonnd object 2 Size of golt ball 3 White and yellow (7) No tail or exhaust (8) No sound b. Description of course of object(s): (1 Observer noticed movement in ship 2 80 southvest 3 No estimate 4 West to east 5 Gradually out of sight 6 5 to 10 minutes c. Manner of obserJ"S.tion: Used binoculars, but object eould be seen clearlY with naked eye. (3) Seen :flsom ground date ot sighting: e. Iocation of observer: directly across from YokohBr.la Navy Base f. Identifying Information on Observer( a): (1) 1M! N .G. Shields, Yokohama Shore Patrol, US Navy Housing Activity, Yokohama, Jo.pan (2) The individual concerned was deemed as one of the most reliable men in the organization by Chief Mendenhall, Naval Security Group Activity. g. Weather and wibda: aJ.o:f't conditions at time and place of (1) Observer stated weather was clear in area of sighting, however, object disappeared in clouds on the horizon. (2) WindS aloft: (4) Visibility 14 thin scattered 10 -0 4o -0 fo ( 6) Negative lO,OOOft -15,000ft -~C 15,ooott -35,ooort -44c 35 I ooon -50 I ooof't -22'>c h. Negative i. Negative J. '!be l.ocation ot the sighting is in the general area of the Toky:) International. .Ai.r}prt and Atsu,gi Naval Air Station. 1 :<.. It a1JPears that the re::'er~nced sight in~ bei:13 i n the v~cin:. ty of two large operating airfields could possibly be a high flyin3 air- craft. This, ho'\orever, could n~t be confiraed. Friendly air tro.ffic is not carried on Air Defense plotting boards after initial identifi- cation because of the large number of such tracks processed. In addition, U..Yl.der normaJ. conditions no reouirement exists to sh~lT e>uch trucks . In tal king to the individual making the report, this is presently an active hobby as evidenced by an attached copy of another report made by the same individual on 28 August 1965 (atch 1). I questioned the individual as to "-Thy this sighting was reported to Fifth Air Force. Quote: The Fifth Air Force issued a statement that any siGhtings of 'Unidentified Objects' woul.d be reported to Headquarters Fi:rth Air Force. UNQUOTl!L The individual also stated that he ,.,atches nightly when he is oft duty. It appears with the infl.ux of new sightings being highlighted in the neva personnel are allowing their imagination to run rampazst. As DO additional reports have been received from the area :from other sources these sighting& cou1d possibly be high flying jet aircratt. .AllDREW H. HEATH, I USAF Chief, Ground Environment and Training Section TOUR OP DUTY REPORT PltOMa Ieete Dutr Title, Cl' Cbafle of Ou..ten, lteff Dutr Oftlea., etc.) ERIONAL INVaNTORY (lllltl .. If epplloable) 0 co INSTRUCTION aooK D IIN.o IN lOUT "I!GISTa" D co KEYS 0 ALARM CLOCK 0 ~RMBAND 0 LOCATO" f'ILE 0 F'LASHLIOHT (. 'l OTHER (O,.IC""' .. ) LISTING OP DUTI TV... ,_lttNT NAil. AND ORAD. AND ACTION TAKIM r